So, anyways…

This commission was a first for me in that it isn’t an established character like my others. I was just told to draw a big (but not fat) gangster with a cigar, tommy gun & case full of money. So I was basically responsible for coming up with the look of the character, and this is what I came up with. The one thing I ended up liking about this little exercise is that a lot of “me” (meaning my art style) shines through.

I have to admit: I wasn’t particularly excited about doing this commission (never read the character- military comics are not my thing), but I am excited about the results. I sweated the details & inking the entire time.

This commission was both fun & scary. Fun because the two 4th wall-breaking characters are inherently fun and comical characters, and scary because it was the first commission a family member has hired me for (in this case, my cousin). Also a little scary was the fact that I had only read one comic book with Ambush Bug in it in my entire life.

My original idea for some reason was to have the two characters trading costumes, but then I found Ambush Bug doesn’t really have a costume (at least one that is obvious). However, that idea was also to have Ambush Bug brandishing a large, Liefeld-esque gun, and that is one element I kept for this piece.  I will say I am happy with the way it turned out regardless and the fun I had drawing it shows through.